Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T

The Daihasei Festival has begun, and that of course means that Tokiwadai Middle School—a prestigious all-girls' middle school—is competing too. Despite the participation of the "Ace of Tokiwadai," Mikoto Misaka, the other students who are participating are still putting their utmost effort into winning, no matter how impossible the feat may seem against her overwhelming might.

However, not all is fun and games. Due to the festival, Academy City opens to the outside world, and various factions have begun plotting ways to infiltrate the city. Misaka appears to be on their radar, and as the festival proceeds, people lurking from the shadows begin to emerge...

Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T brings back the Tokiwadai Ace and her friends as they dive deeper into the dark side of Academy City. From terrorist attacks to ruthless underground projects, anything is possible in this city.

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Misaka, Mikoto Main

Satou, Rina Japanese

Shirai, Kuroko Main

Arai, Satomi Japanese

Shokuhou, Misaki Main

Asakura, Azumi Japanese

Saten, Ruiko Main

Itou, Kanae Japanese

Uiharu, Kazari Main

Toyosaki, Aki Japanese

Accelerator Supporting

Okamoto, Nobuhiko Japanese

Kamijou, Touma Supporting

Abe, Atsushi Japanese

Last Order Supporting

Hidaka, Rina Japanese

Index Librorum Prohibitorum Supporting

MISAKA 10032 Supporting

Sasaki, Nozomi Japanese

Cook, Justin Producer

Kananiwa, Kozue Producer

Kawase, Kouhei Producer

Miki, Kazuma Producer

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Mar 12, 2024

agar815

Recommended

This series does an incredible job of exploring the following themes: autonomy, identity, the ethics of scientific progress, and personal reality.

Misaka Mikoto is naturally a charismatic and powerful protagonist living within a futuristic city and its many dystopian secrets. Her captivation lies within her electrifying abilities as an Esper, and in her personal journey through adolescence. While there is plenty of exciting action throughout the anime, it is Mikoto's inner conflicts that drive the story in a meaningful direction. Her innately positive beliefs regarding the principles and mysteries within Academy City provide a strong dynamic to her character. This is due to her convictions and ... ideals being challenged for the sake of scientific achievement on a consistent basis. She is publicly recognized as the ace of Tokiwadai Middle School for her superior talent, and her humility towards such title gives her an abundance of charm.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Jun 4, 2022

KeflaSimp69

Recommended

Railgun T starts of a BANG this season. It's really great seeing finally another Level 5 being involved. Tho instead of one we get two. Sadly the first arc Misaka is used by the antagonist but at the first arc she has to deal with her friends being manipulated or hurt.

Masaki I thought from Railgun S to be a villain type character in the future considering how much power she has, but we see a side we didn't expect to see from her in Railgun T. She immediatly became one of my favorite characters and came in clutch at the end.
Also some lower level characters ... get some really good fight scenes.

Regarding the other main characters, this may be a very weak season for many. Kuroko and Uriharu are hardly doing anything, but they aren't useless.
Saten may be the most useful of the three.

In the second arc Misaka and Masaki would team up to stop a doppelganger. This is my favorite part even if the story isn't as amazing and deep as the previous.
Misaka Mikoto is a complete badass and shows why she is one of my favorite characters.
The Scavenger are introduced, who were shafted in A Certain Accelerator, and came in clutch teaming up with Misaka. The members of Scavenger have great personalities with Naru being my favorite.
The leader would also get a good character arc which I thought was cute. She was really dark in Accelerator and had a pathetic moment when they lost.

If you are a A Certain Railgun fan, it may not be as great as Railgun S, but its still fire. You are missing out on how BADASS Misaka can be and Masaki actually being involved.

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Apr 15, 2022

Jakuzure_Nonon

Recommended

Kinda pissed at myself for dropping it so early on though in my defense it was mostly due to lack of time from my part rather than the quality of the show. As I've grown older, manga has become a much more viable guilty please than anime as it takes up significantly less time and it's easier to read a few chapters in your spare time than finishing an episode. That said, I'm glad I finally got around to watching this.

---STORY 8/10---
I found the overall plot to be a lot more solid and interesting compared to, particularly S. They managed to find a good balance ... between serious episodes and more easygoing episodes. The story isn't too complex and it often feels like your average shounen but I like how it consistently manages to raise some interesting questions about morality v. medical advances, this isn't really exclusive to this season though.

---ART 8/10---
The art isn't anything out of this world but it's not bad either and there were definitely some improvements from the previous seasons. My only complaint is the same complaint I've often had with this and many other anime: unnecessary fanservice shots. Hated it in my teens, hate it now in my 20s. It really ruins the experience for me sometimes but I understand that it's an issue that has more to do with the anime industry than this actual show (also, it felt less heavy on fan service than S so I'll let it slide).

---SOUND 9/10---
I love the railgun soundtrack, they're not songs i'd listen to in my free time but they set the tone for the show perfectly.

---CHARACTERS 10/10---
Here's where this show truly stands out. Not only is it a shounen anime composed of a mainly female cast but the way this season explored other characters' wishes and motivations as well as just giving them cute side-plots was what I loved the most about T.

As usual, Kuroko always manages to make me laugh with her antics but is also a hero to root for when it's needed from her. I'm happy we got to see a *lot* more of her than in the previous seasons, I am eternally grateful and will treasure the amount of screen-time she got. Not just her though, I was so happy to see two of my other favorite characters Kongou Mitsuko and Shokuhou Misaki unravel this season. All three were the obvious MVPs but I wouldn't call Misaka a weak protagonist either, I'm just very biased. The side plot with Saten in the second half was also very sweet.


---ENJOYMENT 10/10---
VERY HIGH
School festival arcs are ALWAYS fun and we got to see a lot of fun combinations I didn't even consider possible.

---OVERALL 9/10---

All in all, the best to aru season of the best to aru show.

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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